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Hertfordshire / Re: bushey during the great war
« on: Wednesday 06 August 14 23:28 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

The exhibition at the Academy is finally underway, everyone so far has thoroughly enjoyed it. Please come along and find out if you had ww1 ancestors that served in the Great War and came from Bushey or Oxhey. There is also a film being shown daily that covers the county on the home front. Only today I met a lady that was looking at the autobiographies that have been researched for each person on the war memorials and the page she was looking at had been written by myself and it turned out we are related. I now have a new friend as well as a new relative. Please take time to come and visit and support a well worthy charity, the Peace Hospice.

Regards,

Jackie.


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Hertfordshire / Re: bushey during the great war
« on: Sunday 13 July 14 22:05 BST (UK)  »
hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder to let you know that it wont be long now before the opening of the exhibition at Bushey Academy to comemorate the start of the first world war. Please visit the web site www.busheyduringthegreatwar.com to see the up to date itinerary for the three weeks of the exhibition. We look forward to seeing you there.

Jackie.

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Hertfordshire / Re: william ward, bushey.
« on: Monday 02 June 14 23:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi Maddie,

Thank you for your help, that was a good idea looking at the witnesses, it also fits into place with them calling their first daughter Bridget. I have been trying to find a link with John Ward senior and James Ward(probably William Ward 1876,father). At the moment they are both from Marylebone and were General Dealers. I also still cant find William and Elizabeth in the 1901 census or a death for Elizabeth. I have done some more delving and i think i have made a connection but i need to write it all down and make sure i have got it correct. I think i have got Ward exhaustion, boggled eyed and brainless.!!

Regards,

Jackie


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Hertfordshire / Re: william ward, bushey.
« on: Saturday 31 May 14 00:07 BST (UK)  »
hi maddie,

Yes you are correct that st james was a catholic church. I have just been reading that it was built in 1890 and is near to Baker Street. So when william and elizabeth landon(i spelt her name wrong last time) were married the church was quite new. I also could read the different addresses where the children were born. My grandfather william augustus was born in March 1904 at Paradise Street, Marylebone and he was not christened. By 1905 they had moved to 19 Harrow st and had three children there. Then by 1914 they were living at 9 Venables St. Marylebone. Somewhere between 1914 and 1919 his wife died and he moved from London to Bushey and married the widow Jessie Frost.

I am now going to see if i can find her death date.

Regards Jackie.

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Hertfordshire / Re: william ward, bushey.
« on: Friday 30 May 14 11:07 BST (UK)  »
hi maddie

Lovely to hear from you, hoping you are keeping well. I know you have been giving  Brenda a hand with her Goodmans.

The army document was the same  one you  sent me, only i was able to read it clearer on findmypast. William (senior) married Elizabeth Langdon at st james in 1898. They are also on the 1911 census  but i havent found them in 1901. He states that he was with the Kings Rifle regiment but i haven found proof of that either. I will have another delve tonight as i must get ready for work now.

Regards Jackie.

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Hertfordshire / Re: william ward, bushey.
« on: Thursday 29 May 14 23:12 BST (UK)  »
Dear all,

I recently had another look at my great grandfather`s army record and it was alot clearer too read. It confirmed that my grandfather was actually William A Ward  born 1904. I then found a military record for William Augustus Ward who enrolled into the tank corps in 1921 and was invalided out in 1927 with a lump sum of ten pounds and a pension of one pound. His next of kin was William Ward of 7 Roseberry road, Bushey. That was a happy moment for me, as i havent found much out about my dad`s father. I dont know why his name was william arthur on my dad`s marriage certificate. i am still looking for confirmation as to who was William (senior) father. I must sit down and work at one branch at a time instead of flitting all over the place.

Regards,

jackie.

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Lancashire / Re: john w hindley marriage
« on: Monday 19 May 14 19:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi manu.

I realised that I made a mistake with Jane`s mother, it actually is Elizabeth Bowker and her husband is John. She also had a brother George who is one of her witnesses at her wedding. I am trying to find out if Sarah Bowker is related via John Bowker. I need to sit down and study my notes properly. Have you found any fresh information.?

Hope to hear from you soon,

Regards.

Jackie

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Lancashire / Re: john w hindley marriage
« on: Wednesday 14 May 14 21:16 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ray.

Hope you are ok. Just to clarify for you, the first census is the 1891 for John William Hindley and the other census is 1881 and that is John Hindley, iron forge man (blind) and John William is 16 years old and a iron forge boy. The family are living at 85 Simpson St.

Sarah Bowker is Jane`s mother and her husband was John Bowker. I haven't done much research on the Bowker family.

Look forward to hearing from you soon,

Jackie.

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Lancashire / Re: john w hindley marriage
« on: Thursday 08 May 14 05:39 BST (UK)  »
hi ray,

thank you for your replies, i wanted to scan the certificate for you but my printer is not working and i am waiting for one of my sons to sort it out for me. I did find recently on Ancestry a John Hindley of 85 Simpsom Street enlisted into the Militia army in 1883 for a period of six years and there is a physical description of him. On the 1881 census that is where our Hindley family is residing. I need to look at my research as i am sure there is a John Hindley that was a Chelsea pensioner on the 1861/1871 census who may be his father. Hindley was such a popular name in Manchester. I will try to do more research over the weekend.

Regards,

Jackie.

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